Key Information

Photographer

Hugh E. Richardson

Collection

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Date of Photo

March 8th 1937

Region

Lhasa > Lhalu

Accession number

1998.131.553

Image Dimensions

114 x 161

Spectators, officials and members of cavalry in armour at Dzonggyap shambe or `Gallop behind the fort'. Target suspended between poles can be seen behind them. Lhalu Mansion can be seen in the background. The soldiers are lining up to receive khatak offering scarves from the officials in the Cabinet or Kashag

Further Information

Activity

Archery

Photographic Process

Print gelatin silver

Date Acquired

Donated 1994

Donated by

Mrs Faith Spencer Chapman

Expedition

British Diplomatic Mission to Lhasa (Hugh Richardson)

Photo also owned by

Frederick Spencer Chapman

Previous Pitt Rivers Museum Number

SC.T.2.553

This Image also appears in another collection

2001.59.1.96.1

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Officials and riders at Dzonggyap shambe " 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_1998.131.553.html>.

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Officials and riders at Dzonggyap shambe